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Where is Batcombe?

Batcombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, eight miles south of the town of Sherborne, 26 miles west of the major town of Poole, 52 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles south-west of London. Batcombe lies four miles south-east of the Somerset border. Batcombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Batcombe is Dorchester.

Batcombe on a map

Map showing extent of Batcombe as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Batcombe
Map showing location of Batcombe within the UK
Location of Batcombe within the UK

Which county is Batcombe in?

Batcombe is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Batcombe in Dorset?

Batcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Batcombe within Dorset
Location of Batcombe within Dorset

Where is Batcombe in DT2?

Batcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Batcombe within DT2
Location of Batcombe within DT2

What is the post town for Batcombe?

The post town for Batcombe is Dorchester. Batcombe is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Batcombe?

The centre of Batcombe is located at position 50.83547° latitude and -2.54365° longitude.

Latitude50.83547°
Longitude-2.54365°

What is the easting and northing of Batcombe?

The centre of Batcombe is located at the grid reference easting 361813 and northing 104135 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting361813
Northing104135

What are the nearest towns to Batcombe?

Position of Batcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Batcombe to the centre of the town.

south
8m
Batcombe is 8 miles south of Sherborne
south-east
8m
Batcombe is 8 miles south-east of Yeovil
east
9m
Batcombe is 9 miles east of Beaminster
north-west
10m
Batcombe is 10 miles north-west of Dorchester
south-west
11m
Batcombe is 11 miles south-west of Stalbridge
east
12m
Batcombe is 12 miles east of Crewkerne
north-east
12m
Batcombe is 12 miles north-east of Bridport
south-west
12m
Batcombe is 12 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
south-east
14m
Batcombe is 14 miles south-east of South Petherton
north
15m
Batcombe is 15 miles north of Chickerell

What are the nearest cities to Batcombe?

Position of Batcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Batcombe to the centre of the city.

south
26m
Batcombe is 26 miles south of Wells
south-west
36m
Batcombe is 36 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
39m
Batcombe is 39 miles south of Bath
south
43m
Batcombe is 43 miles south of Bristol
east
44m
Batcombe is 44 miles east of Exeter
west
50m
Batcombe is 50 miles west of Southampton
south-east
52m
Batcombe is 52 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
56m
Batcombe is 56 miles south of Newport
west
56m
Batcombe is 56 miles west of Winchester
west
64m
Batcombe is 64 miles west of Portsmouth